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Division
Dhaka
Bangladesh · Asia
Dhaka is a division of Bangladesh, in Asia. It lies on the Indian Plate. Records include 4 major earthquakes since 1900.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- Coastal FloodHigh
- CycloneHigh
- Extreme HeatHigh
- WildfireHigh
- EarthquakeMedium
- Water ScarcityMedium
- LandslideLow
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 20252025 Bangladesh Earthquake · M 5.410 deaths
- 2012Dhaka · M 4.544 deaths
- 1923Mymensingh · M 6.950 deaths
- 1918Srimangal · M 7.6
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002